Each line is generated from a finding that cleared its evidence bar; nothing here is a generic coaching point. The grey line says what it rests on; the button opens the sequences.
In your own build-up area, play on one or two touches: don't try to dribble past their press, and keep first touches clean.
38% of their high regains come straight after the opponent tries to dribble past someone or takes a bad touch (league median 28%); only 14% come from forward passes.
Copy the sides that escaped it: PSG got out 70% (long on 0%).
Average escape rate against them is 51%.
When you win it, go straight through the middle immediately.
58% of the xG they concede after losing the ball comes straight through the middle (25 attacks, 9 shots), against 36% of their own attacking xG through that channel.
Press their build-up in the left of their own third.
Giveaways there lead to a shot 18% of the time (22 giveaways).
Their most dangerous route through midfield: Abner Vinícius takes it into the final third with a short pass (left). Cut that lane before the ball reaches him.
17 times in the window, 24% end in a shot vs 11% for their other routes.
Avoid conceding corners; mark Felix Bacher first.
29% of their corners end in a shot; first contacts: Felix Bacher (4), Moussa Niakhaté (2), Pavel Sulc (2).
Where each player takes the ball in each phase of their possession, and who passes to whom. Event data has no off-ball positions, so this is the shape of their touches — the standard event-data proxy. A phase is defined by where the ball is, so the dots sit inside that phase's third (shaded): read the order and the width, not the depth of each line. Lyon attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
406 build-up phases. Dot = the median spot of a player's touches in this phase; size = share of touches; lines = consecutive touches between two players.
attacking → · shaded = the progression zone
607 progression phases. Dot = the median spot of a player's touches in this phase; size = share of touches; lines = consecutive touches between two players.
attacking → · shaded = the final third zone
437 final third phases. Dot = the median spot of a player's touches in this phase; size = share of touches; lines = consecutive touches between two players.
Tackles, interceptions, recoveries, blocks, challenges and fouls in the opponent's final 40%.
174 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 31 (3.9 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 30 | 17% | 3.8 | 10% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 1 | 1% | 0.1 | 0% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 10 | 6% | 1.2 | 30% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 133 | 76% | 16.6 | 21% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 17 | 10% | 2.1 | 41% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 44 | 25% | 5.5 | 20% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 9 | 5% | 1.1 | 22% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 10 | 6% | 1.2 | 10% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 53 | 30% | 6.6 | 17% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dribbling or a loose touch | 38% | 28% | 3 / 18 | |
| passing to a full-back | 22% | 16% | 5 / 18 | |
| passing forward | 14% | 26% | 18 / 18 | |
| passing sideways | 11% | 6% | 4 / 18 | |
| taking a throw-in | 5% | 2% | 4 / 18 | |
| passing back | 3% | 2% | 5 / 18 | |
| passing to the keeper | 0% | 2% | 13 / 18 | |
| going long | 0% | 7% | 17 / 18 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 18 |
The opponents who went long most (36% of build-ups) got out 47% of the time; those who mostly played short (12% long) got out 57%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.1247).
Best escapes: PSG 70%; Nice 61%; Toulouse 55%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Zachary Athekame (9), Corentin Tolisso (9), Noah Nartey (7), Loïs Openda (6).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 46 | 33% | 15% |
| midfield | 149 | 28% | 7% |
| final third | 262 | 28% | 2% |
17.5 opponent attacks per match after winning the ball in open play that broke forward fast or reached the final third. Shading and % = share of the xG they produced, by the channel they used. Lyon's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Lyon's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): centre 58% conceded vs 36% own, left 24% conceded vs 32% own, right 19% conceded vs 32% own.
Every real turnover, named by the situation it came from. "Fast" = the side with the ball reached the final third within 10 seconds. Only real turnovers appear here: for everything the press wins high, including restarts it forced into an error, see "Every ball won in the opponent’s third" in the press section.
| type | times | share | fast | shot | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won high from a settled build-up (press) | 29 | 5%lg 5% | 21% | 7%lg 12% | 0.2 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 75 | 13%lg 11% | 13% | 3%lg 3% | 0.2 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 65 | 12%lg 12% | 46% | 17%lg 6% | 0.8 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 25 | 4%lg 4% | 0% | 0%lg 0% | 0.0 | |
| Won in midfield | 120 | 22%lg 25% | 38% | 11%lg 6% | 1.2 | |
| Won deep in own third | 209 | 37%lg 36% | 11% | 2%lg 3% | 0.2 | |
| Won from their set piece | 35 | 6%lg 5% | 17% | 6%lg 0% | 0.2 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 37 | 7%lg 5% | 49% | 8%lg 8% | 0.4 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 74 | 14%lg 11% | 15% | 5%lg 3% | 0.4 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 55 | 10%lg 12% | 36% | 5%lg 7% | 0.2 | |
| Lost during own counter | 22 | 4%lg 4% | 14% | 0%lg 3% | 0.0 | |
| Lost in midfield | 131 | 24%lg 25% | 31% | 6%lg 7% | 0.6 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 198 | 36%lg 36% | 14% | 1%lg 3% | 0.1 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 28 | 5%lg 5% | 29% | 7%lg 2% | 0.1 |
Every controlled possession is typed by how it was played, and every real turnover (a possession that was established and then lost) by what the losing side was doing, how it lost the ball and what the winner did next. "Settled" = sustained or worked possessions; "unsettled" = short, second-ball, counter and direct possessions.
| type | times | share | ended in a shot | avg passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 95 | 14%lg 13% | 7%lg 12% | 13.1 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 210 | 31%lg 29% | 8%lg 9% | 6.0 | |
| direct attack | 62 | 9%lg 11% | 5%lg 3% | 1.6 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 150 | 22%lg 21% | 4% | 1.6 |
| the side losing it was in… | times | fast attack | secured | lost straight back | can’t keep it | shot | xG | how it was lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 75 | 16% | 16% | 13% | 45% | 7% | 0.7 | pass cut out 41, long ball lost 14 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 158 | 19% | 13% | 7% | 53% | 2% | 0.2 | pass cut out 90, long ball lost 29 | |
| direct attack | 52 | 42% | 12% | 6% | 35% | 4% | 0.2 | long ball lost 22, pass cut out 19 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 119 | 29% | 10% | 3% | 54% | 3% | 0.4 | pass cut out 58, bad touch 20 | |
| second-ball possession | 85 | 20% | 13% | 6% | 52% | 7% | 0.3 | pass cut out 50, long ball lost 14 | |
| counter / fast transition | 28 | 11% | 14% | 21% | 46% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 19, tackled / dispossessed 4 | |
| set piece | 28 | 29% | 18% | 7% | 43% | 7% | 0.1 | pass cut out 14, long ball lost 8 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 291 | 53%lg 53% | 2% | |
| long ball lost | 108 | 20%lg 20% | 5% | |
| bad touch | 75 | 14%lg 14% | 8% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 32 | 6%lg 6% | 0% | |
| failed dribble | 30 | 6%lg 6% | 3% | |
| cleared it under pressure | 5 | 1% | 20% |
| the opponent was in… | times | fast attack | secured | lost straight back | can’t keep it | shot | xG | how it was lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 77 | 13% | 14% | 10% | 56% | 3% | 0.2 | pass cut out 38, long ball lost 15 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 156 | 15% | 15% | 10% | 54% | 3% | 0.5 | pass cut out 73, long ball lost 50 | |
| direct attack | 55 | 35% | 29% | 7% | 20% | 5% | 0.3 | long ball lost 23, pass cut out 22 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 108 | 37% | 6% | 6% | 45% | 11% | 0.8 | pass cut out 46, bad touch 27 | |
| second-ball possession | 92 | 21% | 13% | 4% | 59% | 9% | 0.5 | pass cut out 59, bad touch 16 | |
| counter / fast transition | 35 | 6% | 11% | 14% | 69% | 6% | 0.2 | pass cut out 23, bad touch 5 | |
| set piece | 35 | 17% | 14% | 3% | 57% | 6% | 0.2 | pass cut out 23, long ball lost 7 |
Fast attack = their final third or box reached within 10s. Secured = kept 10s+ or 4+ passes. Lost straight back = controlled, then lost within 5s. Can’t keep it = won the ball but never got it under control (cleared it, headed it away, blocked it or lost it at once).
Each phase split into the situations it is made of, every row with its league median and clips. Shots are their own category: a possession that ends in a shot has finished, it has not lost the ball.
| type | times | share | got out | reached the box | lost in build-up | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from the keeper / goal kick, played out short | 40 | 19%lg 18% | 78% | 12% | 18% | 8% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 16 | 8%lg 10% | 31% | 25% | 69% | 12% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled | 15 | 7% | 0% | 13% | 53% | 0% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 23 | 11%lg 10% | 74% | 22% | 30% | 0% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 8 | 4%lg 4% | 25% | 0% | 75% | 0% | |
| from the back line, stuck / recycled | 11 | 5% | 0% | 9% | 45% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, played out short | 12 | 6%lg 6% | 83% | 42% | 8% | 8% | |
| from a throw-in, went long (bypass) | 7 | 3%lg 2% | 57% | 43% | 29% | 43% | |
| from a throw-in, stuck / recycled | 6 | 3% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 35 | 17%lg 18% | 80% | 14% | 14% | 9% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 11 | 5%lg 8% | 27% | 9% | 64% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 24 | 12% | 0% | 12% | 29% | 8% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 21 | 10%lg 11% | 0% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 49 | 23%lg 19% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 10 | 5%lg 6% | 20% | |
| they played through short | 77 | 36%lg 38% | 4% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 57 | 27%lg 26% | 2% |
Won high = the ball won in the opponent's own third. Forced long = the opponent left its third with a long ball (then either lost it in that possession, or kept it).
| created by | shots | share of open play | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 10 | 13%lg 13% | 1.0 | 0.10lg 0.11 | 0 | |
| cutback | 3 | 4%lg 7% | 0.2 | 0.07lg 0.10 | 1 | |
| through ball | 1 | 1%lg 2% | 0.1 | 0.12lg 0.19 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 47 | 60%lg 49% | 4.5 | 0.10lg 0.08 | 6 | |
| long ball | 3 | 4%lg 6% | 0.2 | 0.05lg 0.07 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 7 | 9%lg 10% | 1.2 | 0.17lg 0.08 | 1 | |
| rebound / second ball | 7 | 9%lg 10% | 2.3 | 0.32lg 0.09 | 2 | |
| corner (set piece) | 9 | – | 0.9 | 0.10 | 2 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 7 | – | 0.5 | 0.07 | 1 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 2 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 10 | 13%lg 13% | 1.4 | 0.14 | 2 | |
| cutback | 4 | 5%lg 6% | 0.3 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| through ball | 1 | 1%lg 3% | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 43 | 56%lg 49% | 3.4 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| long ball | 7 | 9%lg 6% | 0.7 | 0.10 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 4 | 5%lg 11% | 0.4 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| rebound / second ball | 8 | 10%lg 10% | 0.6 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| corner (set piece) | 17 | – | 1.2 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.1 | 0.04 | 1 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.3 | 0.10 | 1 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 13 | 14%lg 10% | |
| keeper held it | 8 | 8%lg 12% | |
| keeper parried it | 17 | 18%lg 12% | |
| blocked | 22 | 23%lg 24% | |
| off target | 35 | 36%lg 39% | |
| hit the woodwork | 1 | 1% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (11), median release 11s; league share turned into a fast attack 7%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 2 | 18% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 2 | 18% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 7 | 64% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (8); league share broken against fast 8%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 2 | 25% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 3 | 38% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 3 | 38% |
Fast = the keeper's side reached its final third within 15s of the save. Quick = first pass within 6s.
The other half of each phase above. Their own phases break down when they lose the ball (real turnovers only); their press and block break down when the opponent gets through. Each card: how often, how, where, who is involved, and what it costs them.
115 balls lost in 406 build-up phases (28%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 2.3/10 · league 2.6/10
What it costs: 37% turned into a fast attack · 50% the opponent can’t keep · 6% led to a shot · 0.7 xG
196 balls lost in 607 middle-third phases (32%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 2.7/10 · league 2.8/10
What it costs: 28% turned into a fast attack · 40% the opponent can’t keep · 5% led to a shot · 0.8 xG
205 balls lost in 437 final-third phases (47%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 56% · league 56%
What it costs: 11% turned into a fast attack · 59% the opponent can’t keep · 2% led to a shot · 0.3 xG
50 deliveries into the box did not arrive
28 of 46 counter-attacks lost (61%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 22% · league 17%
What it costs: 11% turned into a fast attack · 46% the opponent can’t keep · 0% led to a shot · 0.0 xG
46 counters: 13 ended in a shot, 28 were lost, 5 slowed down or went out
90 of 178 opponent build-ups got out (51%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 51% · league 48%
What it costs: 32% reached the final third · 7% led to a shot · 0.5 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
122 box entries in 439 opponent final-third phases (28%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 50% · league 48%
What it costs: 38% led to a shot · 5.9 xG
Sides are their own.
28 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 29% turned into a fast attack · 43% the opponent can’t keep · 7% led to a shot · 0.1 xG
Their corners and free kicks that were lost in open play, and what the opponent did next.
Takers: Ernest Nuamah (13), Kaïl Boudache (8), Tyler Morton (8)
First contact in the box: Felix Bacher (4), Moussa Niakhaté (2), Pavel Sulc (2), Zachary Athekame (1), Ernest Nuamah (1)
What each player does in the phases, counted over the window. Only lines that clear a minimum count are shown.
The comparison behind the report: each behaviour as a rate per opportunity, ranked among the 18 Ligue 1 clubs' full seasons, with how many of the 8 matches sat on the same side of the league median. "Style" is never a verdict.
| behaviour | Lyon | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style | build-up exits down the left | 57% | 43% | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | forward drop link per 100 progression phases | 2.5/100 | 1.1/100 | 2 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | build-up exits through the centre | 6% | 15% | 18 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | build-ups that stayed stuck / recycled | 27% | 21% | 1 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | triangle per 100 build up phases | 0.0/100 | 0.9/100 | 18 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | final-third entries down the left | 52% | 41% | 2 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| strength | balls won in midfield that produced a shot | 11% | 6% | 2 / 18 | 5/8 | |
| style | box entries from the half-spaces | 66% | 52% | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | layoff per 100 progression phases | 0.3/100 | 0.7/100 | 18 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| strength | balls won straight back (counter-press) that produced a shot | 17% | 6% | 2 / 18 | 7/8 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progression | FB takes it into the final third with a short pass (left) | 17 | 24% | 11% |
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | middle-third phases that progressed into the final third | 58% | 75% | 0.007 | |
| when leading vs when level | box entries by carrying it in | 46% | 72% | 0.0104 | |
| second half vs first half | final-third entries by carrying it in | 29% | 12% | 0.0078 | |
| second half vs first half | final-third phases that created (box entry or key pass) | 48% | 38% | 0.0252 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | at Toulouse | W 2-0 | 0.9–1.7 | mid-intensity press | Won 2-0 on fewer chances (0.94 v 1.74 xG). Toulouse pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 15.3, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: final-third entries by carrying it in 38%, far above their usual 21%. |
| 2026-08-29 | vs Le Havre | D 1-1 | 1.4–0.8 | mid-intensity press | Drew 1-1 (1.44 v 0.80 xG). Le Havre pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 13.6, league median 14.4) and went long on 60% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: counter-attacks 8.0/match, far above their usual 4.6/match. |
| 2026-09-04 | vs Auxerre | W 3-1 | 2.6–0.6 | sat deep / passive | Won 3-1, chances 2.61 v 0.62 xG. Auxerre defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 34.2, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: build-ups that carried on into the next third under control 72%, far above their usual 54%. |
| 2026-09-12 | at Paris FC | D 0-0 | 0.6–0.5 | pressed aggressively | Drew 0-0 (0.61 v 0.45 xG). Paris FC pressed harder than a typical Ligue 1 side does (strict PPDA 11.9, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: chance-creation phases that produced a shot 13%, far below their usual 30%. |
| 2026-09-19 | vs Rennes | W 4-0 | 2.3–1.1 | mid-intensity press | Won 4-0, chances 2.29 v 1.11 xG. Rennes pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 15.5, league median 14.4) and went long on 50% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits with a long ball 47%, far above their usual 28%. |
| 2026-10-09 | at Lens | L 1-2 | 1.1–1.5 | mid-intensity press | Lost 1-2 and the chances agreed (1.11 v 1.51 xG). Lens pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 15.1, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: box entries with a cross 17%, far above their usual 5%. |
| 2026-10-18 | vs Nice | W 2-1 | 1.3–1.1 | mid-intensity press | Won 2-1, chances 1.26 v 1.07 xG. Nice pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 15.7, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the right 60%, far above their usual 39%. |
| 2026-10-26 | at PSG | L 0-2 | 0.7–1.2 | pressed aggressively | Lost 0-2 and the chances agreed (0.66 v 1.18 xG). PSG pressed harder than a typical Ligue 1 side does (strict PPDA 11.8, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s 13%, far above their usual 5%. |